Danmaku, my skills refresh weekly.

"A finger...? It was a finger...!? It blocked my knife attack with just a finger!?"

Faced with this absurd and divine skill, what happened next took Kaguya, who was unable to move her blade, completely by surprise.

"Little girl, that's not how you use a knife." Charles lunged forward, stabbing Kaguya away with his mace while snatching the scabbard.

Ciel picked up the fallen katana and sheathed it.

"Let me teach you... little girl."

The katana, sheathed, twirled in Ciel's hand, its hilt resting beside his face.

"It's coming..."

Kaguya got up, looked at Ciel's posture, and exclaimed in surprise, "That's..."

"One-Sword Style: Iaijutsu - Lion Song!"

Swoosh——————————

Charles has vanished from sight...

click-

The sound of a sword being sheathed echoed behind Kaguya, and a huge spray of blood bloomed before her.

"Ugh——————" Kaguya knelt on the ground, her pupils dilated, and slammed heavily to the ground.

"Kaguya——————" Lyra shouted as she ran over.

"Laila... run away..." Kaguya, spitting out large amounts of blood, clenched her fists tightly, but no matter what she did, she couldn't get up.

They can clamp down on your Iaijutsu in an instant and snatch your weapon away in a flash. No matter how good their abilities are, their skills far surpass theirs!

Lyra also noticed the enemy situation ahead. She shook the blood off her blade and looked at her victory with a sigh.

The week of grueling training with Alfia wasn't wasted.

Charles looked up, grinning maliciously, and approached step by step:

"Your moves are too amateurish."

The katana was raised high, and Lyra looked at the shadow of her friend's sword covering her face, her eyes filled with fear.

however……

Drip drip drip...

Several metal spheres quietly rolled down from a blind spot...

"Let's die together!"

Charles frowned and stepped back.

boom----

What exploded wasn't a [explosive bomb], but a fiery train burning with intense flames that crashed in from behind!

"Kaguya, Lyra? Are you alright?!"

Lyra put away the dud bullet she had used as a feint and quickly created distance.

Kaguya, who was lying on the ground unable to move, took advantage of the moment when Alicia grabbed her gaze, lifted her clothes and drew a small dachi from the outside of her thigh.

"Iai's sword───Five Lights!"

Five unfathomable slashes were unleashed simultaneously from the void. These were miraculous slashes that could appear anywhere, Kaguya's strongest killing move without reservation.

While being entangled by Alicia, Ciel frowned as he stared at the five slashes aimed at his vital points. He alternated between using his katana and mace to parry, but could only manage to block four of them.

The last flash of light ripped across his cheek, and half of his jaw fell off.

Instead of blood flowing out, another face was revealed beneath the human skin.

Kaguya was taken aback: "A human skin mask?"

Ciel paused for a moment, then sheathed his katana and tore off the tattered material from his face. His long, fiery red hair, now freed from its restraints, flowed freely, and his emerald eyes shone with brilliance and joy.

A face that Kaguya recognized but found hard to believe appeared before everyone.

An almost imperceptible murmur rang out: "Your magic is superb; now it's mine..."

Immediately following, Charles smiled slightly: "Burning brightly... a profusion of red flowers!"

Flames rose around her...

Kaguya and Lyra stared wide-eyed: "Alicie—"

Chapter 199 I can't tell them apart, not even gods! (4k)

With red hair and blue eyes, he exuded magical power, and a red flame ignited around him as he mistook the sound for an explosion.

Flames, the same color as a young girl's hair, coiled around her body.

Bathed in flames, Ciel slowly raised the corners of his mouth before the true form:

"What? Surprised? Duh! Duh! You can tell the real from the fake just by relying on bonds!"

A lively female voice broke the silence that had enveloped the astonished scene.

The "heretical" skills passed down by his sister-in-law were now proving surprisingly effective.

"You bastard!" Kaguya coughed up a mouthful of blood, supported by Lyra, and roared, "Don't use Alexie's face to make such a shameless expression!"

The Flame Girl who came to help was stunned: "Huh? Me..., has the same face as me?"

Her eyes widened, and she froze for several seconds before exclaiming in realization, "Could it be my long-lost sister?!"

"How could that be!" Lyra dragged the utterly exhausted Kaguya backward. "Without a doubt, that was an enemy disguise!"

“But she doesn’t even know magic…” Alexie looked puzzled.

Before Alexandra could even figure out what was happening, a mace, wreathed in scorching flames, came crashing down on her.

"Ughhhhhh—" Alexie hurriedly parried with her sword, and after a loud 'clang,' she exclaimed, "You attacked right off the bat! Can't we talk this out?"

“Idiot, Alexie! That’s an officer of Erebus!” Leila shouted a warning.

Alexandra's expression turned serious: "Is that so? Although I don't know what our relationship is, since we're villains, there's nothing I can do about it."

A wave of fire erupted around her as she pushed aside Charles's iron mace and said in a deep voice, "I will beat you down and then ask you all the questions."

"Oh my, how arrogant of you, provided you can take me down."

The pulleys on the mace turned, and Xia Er was already familiar with the weapon's texture and weaknesses. The outcome of the battle was no longer in doubt!

In the blink of an eye, the iron mace and the sword clashed for more than ten rounds, with Xia Er gaining the upper hand due to his slightly superior ability.

"..."

Seeing the battle seemingly reaching a stalemate, Charles was speechless: "Intuition, huh?"

With each clash of weapons, Alexie would subconsciously shift her angle, her attacks seemingly haphazard yet perfectly timed to block Ciel's strikes.

Charles frowned in thought.

There is a type of person who is born with a martial arts physique, and can always subconsciously sense danger and instinctively take evasive action.

Alexie is a "monster" who specializes in this area, and can even distinguish Seele's non-human identity with the eyes of a mortal.

Even at the very last moment of the great struggle, just tens of minutes later, he could still guess that Astraea would be blocked by Erebus and go to her rescue.

In One Piece, such a person would be equivalent to someone born with "naturally awakened Observation Haki," and in Dragon Ball, they would be someone with "natural Observation Haki."

Skill and intuition cancel each other out, preventing Ciel from widening the gap with Alicia in a short period of time.

Following closely behind, support from other cities gradually converged.

Upon receiving news of Erebus's appearance in the city, Asphie, who was busy making magical artifacts, was forced by Finn to lead her familia to search the entire city for the location of the mastermind.

Using their aerial advantage, they naturally discovered the chaotic battle and notified reinforcements.

Shakti, Farga, and the remaining members of the Astrea Familia all moved toward this side.

However, when they saw the two [Red Masahiko] fighting, they couldn't help but freeze in place.

"Hey, there are two Crimson Masahiros burning with flames!"

Are they really enemies?

"What should we do? Which side should we help?"

Even if more reinforcements arrive on the battlefield, it's all for nothing if the enemy cannot be identified.

Seeing more and more adventurers gathering, Sharl narrowed his eyes, his lips moved rapidly, and a high-speed incantation was instantly uttered:

"Your magic is amazing, it's mine now."

Invisible chains shot towards Kaguya, who was gradually moving away from the battlefield, followed by: "Five Lights!"

The rails on the iron mace emitted a piercing hum as five simultaneous slashes landed on Arisel's True Sword [Crimson Order].

Dang clang——

The level-two weapon, forged from mithril, shattered into pieces under the violent bombardment. Immediately following, the iron mace struck Alexie in the abdomen, knocking her away.

At that moment, Lyra dragged Kaguya closer to the support troops, shouting, "That guy with the mace is the enemy! He's turned into Alicia..."

Upon receiving the intelligence, Shakti's eyes narrowed, and with a wave of his hand, a large group of adventurers swarmed forward.

"You can't escape!"

Faced with all this, Ciel dropped his weapon, and the iron mace vanished into starlight before hitting the ground.

"is it?"

He chuckled softly, took a wrong step, and plunged headfirst into the smoke and ruins where Alexandra had fallen.

Boom--boom--

The sounds of fierce hand-to-hand combat rang out amidst the smoke and dust, followed by two streaks of crimson flame that pierced through the smoke and dust, tumbling and crashing onto the street.

The moment he landed, Ciel raised his head, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and shouted:

"Surrender! Under the starlight of justice, you have nowhere to run!"

Alexie rolled over, sneezed scorching hot, and pointed at herself: "Me? Run away?! Shouldn't you be the one running away?"